Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 14, 2002
Submitted
November 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45979
Aircraft time
72,453 hours, 47,866 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C2 RIGHT WING CENTER L/E LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE AT XFS 347.75. STOP DRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED CRACK TERMINATES AT STOP DRILL, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW DC8-5720-4087-B.

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